Calendar.



No. 7l6,|66. Patented Dec. l6, I902.

A. ANDERSON.

CALENDAR.

(Application filed. July 3, 1902.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

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No. muss. Patented Dec. l6, I902.

ANDERSON.

CALENDAR.

(Application filed July 3, 1902.) (No Model.) 2 Shasta-Sheet 2.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDERS ANDERSON, OF QUIMBY, COLORADO.

CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,166, dated December 16, 1902.

Application filed July 3, 1902. Serial No. 114,306. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDERS ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Quimby, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Calendars; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in calendars, my object being to provide a pocket device of this class capable of adjustment every day and provided with dials upon which is indicated the day of the week, the month, the date of the month, and the year of the century. Upon another dial is indicated the number of years which have elapsed since any predetermined date of even t, as the birth of a person.

Theinvention will now he described in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of my improved calendar Viewed in the direction indicated by the arrow A in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a section taken through the casing, most of the interior mechanism being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a view lookingin the direction indicated by arrow B in Fig. 2. Figs. 4 5, 6, and 7 are views looking in the direction indicated by arrows G, D, E, and F, respectively, of Fig. 2.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a cylindrical casing within which isinclosed two disks, (designated 6 and 7, respectively.) Upon one of these disks, being the disk '7, as shown in the drawings, are secured four hollow interior-lythreaded posts 8, which separate the two disks. These disks are connected by screws 9, which pass through openings formed in the disk 6 and are threaded in the post 8.

Passing through an opening formed in the side of the casing 5 is a spindle 9, whose inner portion is journaled in a projection 10, fast on the disk 7. Mounted on the spindle 9 is a sleeve or hollow spindle 12, to whose outer extremity is made fast a spherical knob 13, which protrudes from the casing and is employed in operating the device. The knob and sleeve are slidable longitudinally on the spindle 9, which is provided with a pin 14, passing through a slot on the sleeve, whereby the sleeve and spindle are made to rotate in unison. A ring 15 is attached to the casing after the manner of a watch-ring. The sleeve 12 is journaled in a projection 16, made fast to the disk-7. A bearing 17 for the sleeve is screwed into a threaded opening formed in the side of the casing. This sleeve is provided with notches adapted to be engaged by a spring-dog 18, mounted on the disk 7 and arranged to normally hold the sleeve 12 at either limit of longitudinal adjustment on the spindle 9. A 4

The inner extremity of the spindle 9 is provided with a fast pinion 19, arranged to mesh with a main crown gear-wheel. 20, fast on an arbor 21, journaled in the disks 6 and 7. On the arbor 21 are two loose gears 22 and 23,10- cated outside of the disks 6 and 7, respectively. Outside of the gears 22 and 23 are located two dials 24 and 25. Formed on the dial 24, around its outer edge, are numerals consecutively arranged from 1 to 31, designating the days of the longest month. These numerals are shown in Fig. 1, in which is disclosed the dial-plate 24, the latter being seen through a crystal 26, set into one side of the casing 5. The arbor 21 passes through both dials 24 and 25. To its extremity protruding beyond the dial 24 is attached a hand or pointer 27, whose outer extremity is located adjacent and points to the numerals indicating the days of the month. The portion of the dial indicating the days of the month is designated 24 in Fig. 1. On a portion 24 of the dial surrounding the arbor 21 and concentric with the dial part 24 are arranged numerals from 1 to 20, designating years. Between the parts 24 and 24 are formed auxiliary dials 24, 24 and 24. Upon the auxiliary dial 24 are letters indicating the days of the weeks, upon the auxiliary dial 24 are formed numerals indicating the months, while upon the auxiliary dial 24 are formed numerals designating the years of a century.

The loose gear-wheel 22 is provided witha hub 22 upon the outer extremity of which is mounted a hand or pointer 28, whose outer extremity is located adjacent the auxiliary dial 24. Every time the pinion 19 is turned one cog the hand 27 is moved from one numeral to another upon the dial part 24. Also made fast to the arbor 21 is a wheel 29, having a single tooth 30, which engages a small gear 31, fast on a spindle 32, every time the gear makes a complete revolution and turns the gear 31 one cog or tooth, giving the spindle 32 a corresponding movement. On the respective extremities of this spindle are made fast two hands 33 and 34. The hand 33 is located adjacent the auxiliary dial 24 Every time the gear 31 moves one cog the spindle 32 is moved sufficiently to turn the hand 33 from one numeral to another on the months dial 24 Upon the spindle 32 are mounted two arms or teeth, (designated 35 and 36,) which engage the gears 22 and 23, respectively, and move each gear one cog or tooth every time the spindle 32 completes a rotation, indicating that a year has elapsed. After the spindle 32 has made one revolution the gear 22 will have been moved one tooth and the hand 28 will have been moved on the auxiliary dial 24 from one numeral to another, indicating that one year has elapsed. The gear 22 is supposed to have twenty teeth. When this gear has moved one complete revolution, the hand 28 will have moved entirely around the auxiliary dial 24. Made fast to the gear 22 is an arm 37, which engages a toothed wheel 38 and moves said wheel one tooth every time the wheel 22 completes a revolution or every twenty years. The dial 24 is provided with gears indicating twenty-year periods. On the hub of the wheel 38, which is journaled in the disk 6, is mounted a hand 39, which points to the numerals indicating the twenty-year periods of the auxiliary dial 24 Mounted on and made fast to the inner extremity of the sleeve 12 is a bevel-gear 40, adapted to mesh with a similar gear 41, fast on a spindle 42, journaled in the disk 6. The outer extremity of the spindle 42 is provided with a hand 43, which points to the letters indicating the day of the Week on the auxiliary dial 24 Mounted on the spindle 42 on the opposite side of the disk 6 from the gear 41 is a toothed wheel 44, engaged by a springdog 45, which normally holds the spindle in any desired position of adjustment.

On the outer face of the dial-plate 25, which.

is indicated in Fig. 7, are formed three small dials, (designated 46, 4'7, and 48, respectively.) On the disk 46 are formed numerals designating the years from 1 to 20. On the dial 47 are formed numerals designating years in twenty-year periods, while on the dial 48 are formed numerals designating months from 1 to 12. The dial 46 corresponds with the auxiliary dial 24 on the dial-plate 24. The wheel 23, which is loose on the arbor 21, as aforesaid, is actuated from the spindle 32 by the toothed arm 36. Every time the spindle 32 makes one revolution the wheel 23 is moved one cog or tooth and designates a year on the dial 46. On the hub of the wheel 23 is mounted a hand 49, which points to the dial 46. To the wheel 23 is made fast an arm 50, which engages a toothed wheel 51 and moves the latter one tooth every time the wheel 23 completes one revolution. On the spindle 53 of the wheel 51 is mounted a hand 52, which points to the dial 47. A hand 34, mounted on the spindle 32, points to the dial 48. The use of the various dials on the dial-plate 25 and the mechanism employed in connection therewith is to indicate the number of years which elapse since any given event, as the birthof a person, while the days of the week, months, days of the month, and the year of the century are indicated on the opposite dial-plate 24. When the hands 34,49, and 52 are properly set with reference to the desired event, it is evident from the description heretofore given that these hands will be operated in harmony with the hands 27, 28, 33, 39, and 47 by the turning of the knob 13. The side of the casing opposite the crystal 26 is covered by a screwcap 55, which must be removed to disclose the dial-plate 25. If desired, a transparent crystal may be employed in place of this cap.

From the foregoing description the operation of my improved device will be readily understood. 1

Assuming that the sleeve 12 is moved inwardly to cause the gears 40 and 41 to mesh and that the hands on both dial-plates are properly adjusted, the operation of the device is as follows: By turning the spindle and sleeve one cog on the pinion 19 and the gear 40 each day the hands 27 and 43 on the dials 24 and 24 will be-moved one space and indicate a day on each dial. The wheel 20 has thirty-one teeth, and every time it completes a revolution the tooth 30 engages the gear 31 and turns the spindle 32 sufficiently to indicate the lapse of a month on both the dials 24 and 48. The wheel 31 has twelve cogs or teeth, and every time it completes a revolution the hands 33 and 34 have traveled around the face of the dials 24 and 48, and the toothed arms 35 and 36 engage the gears 22 and 23, moving the gears one cog ortooth, and turn the hands 28 and 29 one space on the dials 24 and 46, indicating the passage of one year on each dial. Each gear 22 and 23 has twenty teeth, and when these gears have made a complete revolution the hands 28 and 49 will have traveled around their respective dials and indicated the lapse of twenty years on each dial. Every time the Wheels 22 and 23 complete a rotation the arms 31 and 50 act on the toothed wheels 38 and 51, respectively, one tooth and turn the hands 39 and 52 on the dials 24 and 47 to indicate the lapse of twenty years on each dial. The toothed wheels 38 and 41 are respectively engaged by springs 56 and 57, which normally hold their wheels against accidental displacement. The gears 22 and 23 are also engaged by similar springs 58 and 59 for the same purpose. A spring-dog 60, mounted on the dial-plate 7, engages the main gear-wheel 20, whereby the latter is normally held in any desired position of adjustment.

When months which are only thirty days or less than thirty-one days in length occur, the sleeve 12 is moved outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, separating the gears 40 and 41 or throwing them out of mesh. The spindle 9 is then turned to cause the hand 27 to travel two or more spaces, as may be desired, on the dial E24 or from 28 29 or 30 to 1, after which the sleeve 12 is moved inwardly, causing the gears and 41- to mesh, when the operation is continued as before.

The toothed arm or cog 36 is held in place on the spindle 32 by a set-screw 36. To

properly set the hands on the dial-plate 25 to any desired event, the cog or tooth 36 is released from the spindle by loosening the setscrew 36, and the several hands on said plate 25 being then disengaged or released from the holding action of the operating-gears may be set as desired, after which the cog 36 is rigidly secured by a set-screw 30 and the hands 34, 49, and 52 will operate in harmony I with the hands 27, 28, 33, 39, and 47.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a calendar, the combination with a casing, of two separated disks located therein, a main arbor journaled in said disks, a crowngear fast on the arbor, aspindle jonrnaled in the casing at right angles to the axis of the arbor, a sleeve mounted to move longitudinally on the spindle, the two parts being connected to turn in unison, the sleeve protruding from the casing for operating purposes, a beveled gear formed on the inner extremity of the sleeve, a pinion fast on the inner extremity of the spindle and meshing with the crown-gear, a second spindle, a beveled gear fast on the second spindle and arranged to mesh with the gear of the sleeve when the latter is properly adjusted, a dial-plate through which the second spindle protrudes, the days of the week being indicated around its outer extremity, a hand attached to the outer extremity of the second spindle, the main arbor also passing through the dial-plate upon which the days of the longest month are indicated, a hand mounted on the arbor and pointing to said days-of-the-month indications, the mechanism being constructed to cause the two hands to move in harmony, the sleeve having sufficient movement on its spindle to separate its gear from the gear of the second spindle and permit the independent movement of the arbor when a short month occurs, substantially as described.

2. In a calendar, the combination with a casing, of an arbor jonrnaled therein, a gear fast on the arbor, a spindle jonrnaled in the casing, a pinion fast on the inner extremity of the spindle and meshing with the arborgear, a sleeve mounted to move longitudinally on the spindle, a dial-plate, a second spindle protruding through the dial-plate, gears connecting the second spindle and the said sleeve when the latter is properly adjusted, a hand on the protruding extremity of the second spindle, a days-of-the-week dial formed on said plate around the protruding extremity of the spindle, the arbor also protruding through the dial-plate, a hand mounted on the protruding extremity of the arbor, a days-of-themonth dial formed on the dial-plate around the arbor extremity, a year-dial also formed around the arbor extremity and concentrically arranged With reference to the days-ofthe-month dial, a loose gear mounted on the arbor, a hand mounted on the hub of the gear and pointing to the year-dial, a third spindle, a gear fast on the third spindle, a cog fast on the arbor and engaging the gear of the third spindle every time the arbor makes a revolution, a cog fast on the third spindle and arranged to engage the loose gear on the arbor every time the third spindle makes a revolution.

3. In a calendar, the combination with a casing, of an arbor jonrnaled therein, a gear fast on the arbor, a spindle jonrnaled in the casing at right angles to the arbor, a sleeve movable longitudinallyon said spindle, a pinion fast on theinner extremity of the spindle and meshing with the arbor-gear, a dial-plate, a second spindle protruding through the dialplate, gears connecting the second spindle and the said sleeve, a hand on the protruding extremity of the spindle, a days-of-the-week dial formed on the dial-plate around the protruding spindle extremity, the arbor also protruding through the dial-plate, a hand mounted on the protruding extremity of the arbor, a days-of-the-month dial formed on the dialpla-te around the arbor extremity, a year-dial also formed around the arbor extremity and concentrically arranged with reference to the days-of-the-month dial, a loose gear mounted on the arbor, a hand mounted on the hub of the gear and pointing to the year-dial, a third spindle, a gear fast on the third spindle, a cog fast on the arbor and engaging the gear of the third spindle every time the arbor makes a revolution, a hand mounted on the third spindle, a month-dial on the dial-plate at which said last-named hand points, a cog fast on the third spindle, and arranged to engage the loose gear on the arbor every time the third spindle makes a revolution.

4. In a calendar, the combination with a casing, of an arbor jonrnaled therein, a gear fast on the arbor, a spindle jonrnaled in the IIO casing at right angles to the arbor, a sleeve movable longitudinally on said spindle, a pinion fast on the inner extremity of the spindle and meshing with the arbor-gear, a dial-plate, a second spindle protruding through the dialplate, gears connecting the second spindle and the said sleeve, a hand on the protruding extremity of the spindle, a days-of-theweek dial formed on the dial-plate around the protruding spindle extremity, the arbor also protruding through the dial-plate, a hand mounted on the protruding extremity of the arbor, a days-of-the-month dial formed on the dial-plate around the arbor extremity, a yeardial also formed around the arbor extremity and concentrically arranged with reference to the days-of-the-month dial, a loose gear mounted on the arbor, a hand mounted on the hub of the gear and pointing to the yeardial, a third spindle, a gear fast on the third spindle, a cog fast on the arborand engaging the gear of the third spindle every time the arbor makes a revolution, a hand mounted on the third spindle, a month-dial on the dialplate at which said last-named hand points, a cog fast on the third spindle, and arranged to engage the loose gear on the arbor every time the third spindle makes a revolution, an arm fast on the loose gear, a toothed wheel engaged by said arm every time the loose gear makes a revolution, a hand actuated by the toothed wheel, and a second year-dial at which said last-named hand points.

5. In a calendar, the combination of a casing,two dial-plates inclosed thereby, an arbor, a spindle journaled in the casing at right angles to the arbor, a gear fast on the arbor, two gears loose on the arbor, an arm fast on each loose gear, a hand fast on one extremity of the arbor, a days-of-the-month dial formed on one dial-plate at which said last-named hand points, a year-dial formed on each dialplate, hands mounted to turn with the loose gears and pointing at the respective yeardials, a third spindle, a hand fast on each extremity of the spindle, a month-dial formed on each dial-plate at which said hand points, a cog fast on the third spindle and arranged to engage one of the loose gears, a second cog mounted on the third spindle, means for holding the second cog in place whereby it may be loosened at will, said last-named cog being arranged to engage one of the loose gears when set for that purpose, two toothed wheels having spindles projecting through the re spective dial-plates, a hand mounted on each of said last-named spindles and exposed on the dial-plate, and a special dial at which each of said hands point, each toothed wheel lying in the path of an arm on the loose gear whereby each toothed Wheel is actuated every time the corresponding loose gear makes a revolution, a gear on the third spindle, and a cog fast on the arbor and arranged to actuate the last-named gear every time the arbor makes a revolution.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDERS ANDERSON. Witnesses:

DENA NELSON, A. J. OBRIEN. 

